Yaquina Bay Light
Yaquina Bay Light is a lighthouse in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Grass Mountain stands 1,086 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Salmon Nation, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Pacific Coast runs past it. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Yaquina Bay Light is a lighthouse that was built in 1871, soon after the founding of the city of Newport, Oregon, in the United States. It is located on the north side of Yaquina Bay. In 1871–1874, it was the busiest and most populated of the many coastal ports between Washington and California.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1871.
Wikidata Q1555757, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1870
- Height
- 16 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Private
How to reach it
- On the Pacific Coast, National
Overlooks nearby
- Whale Cove Viewing Platform · 11 mi
- Alsea Avenue Scenic View Area · 13 mi
- Sunset Street Scenic View Area · 13 mi
- Floral Avenue Scenic View Area · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Founding Rock Park: 0.6 mi
- Coast Park: 0.8 mi
- Don & Ann Davis Park: 0.8 mi
- Literacy Park: 0.9 mi
- Mike Miller County Park: 1.5 mi
- Safe Haven Hill: 0.7 mi
- Buford Hill: 2.8 mi
- Salal Hill: 3.6 mi
- Iron Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Craigie Point: 5.9 mi
- Yaquina Head Marine Garden: 3.5 mi
- Yaquina Head Marine Garden: 3.6 mi
- Beverly Beach State Park: 7.3 mi
- Otter Rock Marine Garden: 9.0 mi
- Cape Foulweather Complex Marine Conservation Area: 9.9 mi
- Salmon Nation: 0.3 mi
- Pilgrim: 0.3 mi
- CG 36503: 0.4 mi
- Coast Guard Helicopter: 0.4 mi
- Orcas: 0.5 mi
- Baystreet Pier: 0.4 mi
- Abbey Street Pier: 0.5 mi
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!: 0.7 mi
- The Aviary: 0.9 mi
- Whale Watching Center: 12.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Yellow Submarine: 0.9 mi
- The Courage to Succeed: 12.9 mi
- Roy Bower and Jack Chambers Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 23.8 mi
- Education Wing: 0.9 mi
- Pacific Maritime Heritage Center: 0.9 mi
- Yaquina Pacific Railroad Museum: 6.1 mi
- Toledo Centennial History Center: 6.2 mi
- Whale Research EcoExcursions: 12.8 mi
- Seashore Joy Garden: 13.6 mi
- Silver Surf Memorial Garden: 19.9 mi
- Gerdemann Botanic Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Bent E. Petersen Memorial Garden: 21.3 mi
- Yachats Community Garden: 21.7 mi
- South Beach: 3.9 mi
- Moolack Beach: 5.2 mi
- Beverly Beach: 7.2 mi
- Holly Beach: 10.7 mi
- Neptune Beach: 24.8 mi
- Devil's Punchbowl: 8.5 mi
- Cape Horn: 14.1 mi
- Drift Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
- Neptune Wayside: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yaquina Bay Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Mountain | SE 126° | 1,086 m | 23.6 mi |
| Big Tip | NE 47° | 863 m | 22.1 mi |
| Green Mountain | ENE 65° | 860 m | 22.8 mi |
| Table Mountain | SE 133° | 857.707 m | 15.2 mi |
| Little Grass Mountain | ENE 71° | 810 m | 24.8 mi |
| Euchre Mountain | NNE 33° | 747.37 m | 17.3 mi |
| Diamond Peak | NE 53° | 740 m | 19.6 mi |
| Lone Spring Mountain | ESE 119° | 682 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:21 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:51 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 54 | 48 | 44 |
| Precip in | 10.2 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 10.6 | 12.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport 1 SE, under a mile away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station YAQUINA USCG STA, NEWPORT, OR, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 74001692OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Old Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, reference 74001692, listed 05/01/74.
OpenStreetMap element way/405053767
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